The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
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1937 Born
EDUCATION
1964 BA San Jose State University, San Jose, California
APPRENTICESHIPS AND RESIDENCIES
1961-1963 (summers) Marguerite Wildenhain, Pond Farm, Guerneville, California
1964-1965 Resident Craftsman, Penland School of Crafts, Bakersville, North Carolina
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1965-1969 Potter, Co-owner, Shingle Mill Pottery, Santa Cruz, California
1968-1983 Dept. Head, Aesthetic Studies: Ceramics, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California
1978 Teacher, Cabrillo College, Aptos, California
Bruce Bangert is known for three distinct categories of work: bas relief murals, wheel thrown sculpture, and slab and thrown functional ware. Bangert used both porcelain and stoneware clay bodies which were fired mid-range in an oxidation environment or high-fired a reduction environment.
Bibliography
Massaro, Karen Thuesen. “Santa Cruz Clay.” Ceramics Monthly 45, no. 4 (September 1997).
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